Equity to the Rescue - What Orders are Available to Family Law Practitioners

The Family Court has the ability to take into account equitable interests, and consider equitable remedies, in property settlement disputes. In this program, Lee Formica, from Lander and Rogers in Melbourne, reviews: how and when equitable interests may be treated as part of the property pool; the role of equitable remedies in setting aside binding financial agreements; and the pursuit of equitable remedies under Family Law Act 1975 (FLA), Part VIIIAA, and the Family Court’s accrued jurisdiction; and others sources of equitable relief under the FLA.

[27.48 minutes] [0.45 CPD hours]